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Pulp Fiction & Penny Dreadfuls

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Key issues

★ 1st full app: Wolverine The Incredible Hulk #181

★ 1st app: Tony Stark Tales of Suspense #39

★ 1st app: Bruce Wayne Detective Comics #27

★ 1st app: Spider-Man Amazing Fantasy #15

★ 1st app: Clark Kent Action Comics #1

★ 1st team: All-New X-Men Giant-Size X-Men #1

★ 1st app: Deadpool The New Mutants #98

★ 1st app: Thor Journey into Mystery #83

★ Death: Death of Gwen Stacy The Amazing Spider-Man #121

★ 1st full app: Venom (Eddie Brock) The Amazing Spider-Man #300

★ 1st app: Hulk The Incredible Hulk #1

★ 1st app: Johnny Storm Fantastic Four #1